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Death of Fereydoune Sahebjam at age 75

Darius KADIVAR
by Darius KADIVAR
31-Mar-2008
 

Journalist and War Correspondent Fereydoune Sahebjam has died at age 75 .He was a well appreciated journalist on French LCI channel as well as in French newspapers like Le Monde and Le Telegramme. Death was reported today but he passed away last Wednesday at his home in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Author of several bestselling books like the Stoning of Soraya M which is currently being shot as a Movie by Hollywood director Cyrus Nowrasteh:   

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Sahebjam was the first to report on the crimes of the Islamic Republic against the Baha’ii community in Iran as well as on the use of children under Age in the Iranian Army during the 8 year War with Iraq. Reports for which he had received death threats by Islamists. His latest article was a coverage on the Iraq conflict where he had recently visited for the French daily “Le Telegraph”. An aristocrat of Qajar heritage he was also the author of a recently published biography on his mother entitled Une Princess Persane 

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Décès Freidoune SAHEBJAM

by Arlette LEBOUTEILLER (not verified) on

Très attristée par le départ de Freidoune, je me suis rendue au Cimetière du Père Lachaise pour l'hommage qui lui a été rendu, puis à l'inhumation de ses cendres au cimetière de Neuilly.
Je garderai toujours le souvenir d'un être exceptionnel. Plus que quiconque, il savait la valeur de la vie et de la démocratie
J'ai entretenu une correspondance de 10 ans avec lui à raison d'une lettre, chacun, par semaine. J'avais avec lui une relation privilégiée. Il m'avait demandé de le représenter à l'inauguration du Livre Interantional de la Paix au Mémorial de la Paix à CAEN (France), livre dans lequel il avait écrit en conclusion de son texte et en parlant de l'Iran :"Au nom de Dieu Clément et Miséricordieux", les pires atrocités furent commises durant ces dernières décennies, le dieu de bonté et d'amour, celui de la Bible et du Coran, doit souffrir de tant de barbaries. Puisse-t-il enfin être entendu, afin que la paix règne à nouveau sur cette terre de passage entre l'Europe et l'Asie, berceau de la culture et de la civilisation."
Freidoune n'aura pas eu le bonheur de rentrer en toute liberté dans son cher Iran. Il est parti sur son tapis volant rejoindre le Tout-Puissant comme il le nommait toujours !
Omar Khayyam qu'il aimait tant a écrit "Le Paradis, pour moi, est un instant de paix." Que Khodâ accueille Freidoune en Son Paradis.
Khodâ hâfez Freidoune.


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Freidoune Sahebjam

by Farhad Sepahbody on

Freidoune Sahebjam was a very dear and lifelong friend of mine. He was a prolific author of many books as well as a courageous, daring investigative journalist who went on a regular basis to the most dangerous spots on our planet. A few days before his sudden demise, I had received his latest work and thanked him profusely in a phone call to Paris where he lived.

"What are you doing living so far away in Arizona near the Grand Canyon surrounded by rattlers and scorpions?" He said. "Why don't you go back to Paris where you belong? Life is short and we have so many things to say and write about! besides most of your friends are in France, you should not live like a hermit amongs New Age loonies."

Little did I know that I would never see Freidoune again, he was three years younger than me and was about to embark on yet another journey to Afghanistan. If there is a Great Beyond, maybe we will meet there. Goodbye Freidoune you were a true and caring friend.

In a final note Freidoune liked to quote this verse of our national poet Hafez:
"Ne fais pas comme l'hypocrite qui croit masquer
sa ruse en citant bien haut les paroles divines."

 

 


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> Khoda biamorz

by Another lost iranian in France (not verified) on

He truly was a man of knowledge. Not many journalist or political analyst have his experience and refined point of view.

Qu'il repose en paix.


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